WASABB - your success has just been amazing and you truly are an inspiration to me!

I'm a shortie (5'0") and I want to hit my ideal weight by 6/25 on my bandanniversary. I would like to ask you what you would eat in a day to stay within 600 calories. I'm having a real hard time staying that low and your success has inspired me to try!

Can you give me some examples? I tried to find your thread about hitting your goal and couldn't. I'm a little challenged at using these boards!

Thanks you so much!! Everyone on here ROCKS!!:rockon:

wombat

Well, I'm kinda lazy to be really honest and I'm a horrible cook so I substitute one or two meals with Protein shakes. They are 120 calories each, 23gms protein then I eat pretty much whatever I want for dinner. Any kind of salad, tuna salad, (chicken salad does not work well for me), lettuce salad, veggie salad, or roasted chicken and veggies. Another one is to take tender veggies, soak in Italian dressing and I eat as much as I want.

Then there are Quizno's salads that they make just for me. Any Quizno's will do it. Tuna salad, tomato, onions, lettuce, no bread, ceasar dressing with Italian cheese blend.

When others cook for me :mad: orange roughy with mango salsa, talapia cooked in a pan but not fried.

Panda Express Mandarin Chicken and Mixed Veggies. 220 total calories and I can't eat all of it.

My latest kick is just a roasted chicken from the grocery store. My dogs and I share it, it takes three days for us to eat a small chicken. But I'm wanting to get away from meat of any kind and going to give tofu a try. Anyway, roasted chicken and veggies are my latest thing. I go in spurts and only want one thing for days on end.

Fruit or veggies for a snack whenever I want them. That includes dried fruit and baked to a crisp veggies. (Like a potato chip but not potatoes, carrots, green Beans, etc.)

I cut out ALL white carbs. ALL of them. Only carbs that I typically eat come from fruits and veggies and I don't eat fruit until evening so that when the carbs make me hungry I'm already asleep.

Lots of hard cardio, at least an hour daily. A ton of Water during weight loss mode is important as well.

That's how I did it, hope it helps you.

Fruit or veggies for a snack whenever I want them. That includes dried fruit and baked to a crisp veggies. (Like a potato chip but not potatoes, carrots, green Beans, etc.)

I didn't write that well.

I do not eat baked potato chips, too many carbs. I do eat baked carrots, this brown stick thing that I don't know what it is, green beans, etc.

I get them here:

J&D Fine Foods | Nuts By The Pound | Dried Fruit By The Pound | Candy By The Pound | Gift Baskets | Wholesale Bulk Nuts

This is also where I get dried fruit as well.

You are awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing :bounce:

Wombat

I didn't write that well.

I do not eat baked potato chips, too many carbs. I do eat baked carrots, this brown stick thing that I don't know what it is, green Beans, etc.

I get them here:

J&D Fine Foods | Nuts By The Pound | Dried Fruit By The Pound | Candy By The Pound | Gift Baskets | Wholesale Bulk Nuts

This is also where I get dried fruit as well.

The brownish purple stick thingies are taro.

Hi Wasa, Thanks for the tips. Cutting out white flour is a definate plus. You go girl!!!

Regards,

Alfie

Re: chicken from grocery. Right now, not being banded I can eat the entire chicken in one sitting. I will be so happy when I can take a few days to finish a small one.

Alfie, you will be surprised as to how much food you actually will eat while being banded. Sometimes I get full on just a few bites.

The brownish purple stick thingies are taro.

I always forget the name of that stuff. Thanks.

I think it's a mental block because I don't really care for it much. Half the time I give it to the two pound poodle, he loves veggie chips... all of them.

Re: chicken from grocery. Right now, not being banded I can eat the entire chicken in one sitting. I will be so happy when I can take a few days to finish a small one.

Heh... you know with a band my 12# Shih Tzu can eat more chicken than I can. And she does! Of course, she can eat more than a full grown pit bull.

I can eat about half a chicken breast on a very small chicken at best. But, that is with a mega salad too. With Protein shakes (one or two) throughout the day I'm really not hungry until evening but I still have plenty of calories and I can have anything I want for dinner. Takes me well over an hour to eat it, but I do.

Another thing I'm hooked on right now is beef Jerky. Takes forever to eat, you have to chew for about five minutes, and the brand with A1 sauce in it is great. The dogs love that too. 80 calories for 1/3 bag. Not bad.

I am so glad to hear you're eating a more varied diet. Yay!

Don't you know you're supposed to be finished eating within 20 minutes. hee hee You're not following the band practitioner's rules,

you bad girl

I am so glad to hear you're eating a more varied diet. Yay!

Don't you know you're supposed to be finished eating within 20 minutes. hee hee You're not following the band practitioner's rules,

you bad girl

Yeah, I take my time on purpose. I am a rule breaker, it's my rebellious side. HA!

Luvox works wonders!